Research/Scholarship Areas
Domestic Violence; Abuse of Persons with Disabilities; Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Issues; Group Methods in Social Work Practice

Teaching Areas

Social Work and Social Justice; Social Work Practice with Individuals,
Families, and Groups I and II; Lesbian and Bisexual Women; Social Work
and Oppressed Groups; Social Work Education and Teaching. Current and Recent Research, Training, and Advocacy Projects

I-CAN! Accessibility Project (PI). Grant funded by the Department of
Criminal Justice Services, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim
Fund (funded since 2007 in two year cycles). The primary purpose of this project is to make legal protections
more accessible for abused persons with disabilities and to train disability
service professionals to assist individuals with disabilities who are being
abused.

Leadership for Empowerment and Abuse Prevention (LEAP) (co-PI). Grant funded by the Virginia Board for Persons with Disabilities, October, 2013 - September, 2015. The primary purpose of this project is to make provide education about abuse to persons with developmental and other disabilities.

Food Landscapes: A nutrition and arts-focused service-learning project for youth at the Neighborhood Resource Center (co-PI). Grant funded by the VCU Community Engagement Division, July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Food Landscapes is a multi-faceted program designed to engage youth in learning about cooking, art, food justice, and their role in their community through workshops, participatory videography, and working with others.

Faculty Learning Community on Addressing Issues of Diversity and Oppression
in the Classroom (co-facilitator). Academic year 2009 - 2010. This was a joint FLC
with Norfolk State University.

Network VA: Building LGBTQ Coalitions for Change on Campus (co-founder). Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Initiative funded grant project. Virginia consortium
of colleges and universities and the AAUP. Held a successful statewide
conference in 2007 and a workshop on LGBTQ curricular issues in 2009 during the
Generation Equality conference.

Cramer, E. P. (1995). Feminist pedagogy and teaching social work practice with groups:
A case study. Journal ofTeaching in Social Work, 11(1/2), 193-215.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

Cramer, E.P. (2012). Talking the talk and walking the walk with the sexuality and gender identity group. In L. Grobman & J. Clements (Eds.). Riding the mutual aid bus and other adventures in group work: A days in the lives of social workers collection (pp. 129-135). Harrisburg, PA: White Hat Communications.

Matthews, J.D., & Cramer, E.P. (2006). Using the Internet to
reach hidden populations. Available at: http://www.4researchers.org/articles/298.
A technical assistance project from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Community and University Publications

Robinson, J., Cramer, E.P., Dellinger-Wray, M., & Varky, S. (2013). Understanding Family Abuse Protective Orders
in Richmond, Virginia. English, Spanish, Braille and large print versions.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for
People with Disabilities.

Brady, S. R., Cramer, E., Dellinger-Wray, M., & Johnston, S. (2009). Resources for Independent Living staff training curriculum: Risk assessment and safety planning. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for People with Disabilities, YWCA of Richmond, and Resources for Independent Living.

Brady, S. R., Cramer, E., Dellinger-Wray, M., & Johnston, S. (2009). Resources for Independent Living staff training curriculum: Risk assessment and safety planning suggestions for facilitators. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for People with Disabilities, YWCA of Richmond, and Resources for Independent Living.

Johnston, S., Carrow, R., Cramer, E., Dellinger-Wray, M., & Guardino, M. (2009). Resources for Independent Living staff training curriculum: Sexual violence intervention. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for People with Disabilities, YWCA of Richmond, and Resources for Independent Living.

Johnston, S., Cramer, E.P., Dellinger-Wray, M., Haw, E., Lee, N.L., McCollum,
H.R., & Mercer, K. (2008). Resources for Independent Living
staff training curriculum: Domestic violence and legal protections.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for
People with Disabilities, Supreme Court of Virginia, Office of the Executive
Secretary, and YWCA of Richmond.

Dellinger-Wray, M., Cramer, E.P., Johnston, S., Mercer, K., &
Vandergrift, K.F. (2008). Understanding Family Abuse Protective Orders
in Richmond, Virginia. English, Spanish, and Braille versions.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work and Partnership for
People with Disabilities.

Cramer, E. (1994). Re-professionalizing public child welfare: The collaborative systems-changing MSW project in South Carolina. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, Center for Child and Family Studies.

Cramer, E.P., & Beverly, W. (1998, January). The defining function of social work: A multi-method, emergent
study of social work practitioners and students. Research for Social Work Practice Conference. Miami, Florida.

Book Reviews
Cramer, E.P. (2001, Fall). Book Review of Lesbians and Gays & the Empowerment Perspective. The Lesbian Review of Books, 8(1), 8-9.

Cramer, E.P. (2001). Book Review of Neither Separate Nor Equal: Women, Race, and Class in the South.
AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work, 16(1), 110-111.

Cramer, E.P. (2000). Book Review of Social Work with Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals: A Strengths Perspective.
The Lesbian Review of Books, 6(3), 9.

Cramer, E.P. (1999). Book Review of Confronting Sexism and Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Social Work.
AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work, 14(2), 246-248.

Cramer, E.P. (1999). Book Review of Foundations of Social Work Practice with Lesbians and Gay Persons. The
Lesbian Review of Books, 5(2), 9-10.